EP 0929047 B1 20040804 - IC card reader
Title (en)
IC card reader
Title (de)
ID-Kartenleser
Title (fr)
Lecteur de cartes à puces
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 98100303 A 19980109
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0929047A1] A receptacle, such as a card reader (10), is provided for a chip card (70) having card contacts (74). The receptacle includes a housing (12,14) having a card receiving mouth (72). A plurality of receptacle contacts (16) are fixed against movement on the housing and have resilient contact portions (16b) for engaging the card contacts after the card is inserted through the mouth to a fully inserted position. An actuator (20) is movably mounted on the housing (12,14) for movement between an inoperative position and an actuating position. In the inoperative position, the actuator (20) allows the card (70) to be inserted past the contact portions (16b) toward its fully inserted position with substantially zero force on the contact portions. In the actuating position, the actuator (20) biases the card and, thereby, the card contacts (74) into engagement with the contact portions of the receptacle contacts. The actuator (20) includes a biasing portion (62) for engaging the card (70) and biasing the card contacts against the contact portions (16b) of the receptacle contacts (16). The actuator (20) includes an actuating portion (64) engageable by the card when at its fully inserted position to move the actuator from its inoperative position to its actuating position. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06K 17/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); H01R 12/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G06K 7/0021 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/0026 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 13/62 (2013.01 - KR)
Citation (examination)
EP 0881589 A1 19981202 - ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FI FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0929047 A1 19990714; EP 0929047 B1 20040804; DE 69825412 D1 20040909; DE 69825412 T2 20050721; JP 3194223 B2 20010730; JP H11316804 A 19991116; KR 19990067804 A 19990825; TW 431653 U 20010421; US 6129570 A 20001010; ZA 9811267 B 19990615
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98100303 A 19980109; DE 69825412 T 19980109; JP 134399 A 19990106; KR 19990000301 A 19990108; TW 88218456 U 19991029; US 20691598 A 19981207; ZA 9811267 A 19981209